.Job Description:The primary goal of this role is to enable operational effectiveness through partnering with stakeholders and deliver strategic processes that enable consistent, efficient, and standard service delivery in alignment with Mars Five Principles. This role is responsible for leading Accounts Payable functional performance, measuring and improving the process, leveraging automation, and continuously improving performance. This role serves as a business partner and copilot responsible for developing and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders of Accounts Payable (upstream & downstream functional teams, business unit, 3rd party partners, etc.).What are we looking for?Accounts Payable work is focused on administering, designing and ensuring compliance with accounts payable processes including:Invoice charge verification (including applicable discounts) vs. purchase ordersVerification that goods and services purchased have been receivedConfirmation of purchase approvalPayment authorization and processingReconciliation of accounts payable ledgers to identify improper charges, validate transactions, and ensure accurate and timely payment of amounts due.What will be your key responsibilities?Business Partner driving Operational EffectivenessProvide guidance to business partner organization, monitors & drives performance as well as collaborating on initiatives that drive overall health of LATAM AP processes, with specific focus on invoice-to-pay, disbursements, logistics exception handling and vendor master data audit.Direct the reporting and analytics team members to design operational metrics and dashboards; oversee scorecard results and work with key leaders to ensure business results stay on track.Direct complex ad hoc financial analysis and make recommendations to business challengesEnsure team is partnering with local stakeholders to drive improvements, reduce aged balances, and deliver insightsDelivers Results through Offshore TeamDelivers results through offshore team members while not having a direct reporting relationship.Owns on-going coaching to drive awareness of the Mars culture (Five Principles) and leadership competencies required to be successful within the global shared service organizationContinuous ImprovementContinuously upskills to align with the S&F Capability FrameworkLead standardization and documentation efforts across supported processes.Controls & GovernanceDrive FinOps to sustainable compliance by assessing the effectiveness of internal processes, controls and risksProvide control insight and framework to address execution issues and gaps in existing control environmentWhat can you expect from Mars?Work with over 150,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.Join a purpose driven company, where we're striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University